FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS. NY: North South Books (1989). Oblong 4to (9 1/4 x 8 1/2"), glazed pictorial boards, As new condition in As new dust wrapper. 1st edition (1st printing 1-10 code). Retold by Jean Claverie and illustrated by him with terrific color illustrations on every page. Great copy.More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS. NY: Playbooks 1958. Illustrated in color by Marcel Jovine. The book is 1.5" thick and at the end of the book is a set of plastic figures that the child can use to re-enact the story.More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS. Picture Book Studio (1983). 4to (9 1/2 x 8 3/4"), glazed pictorial boards, As new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition. Illustrated with brilliant color batiks by Edda Reinl to accompany a 19th century version of this fairy tale.More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS. Racine: Whitman no date ca 1930. Folio (9 x 12 1/2"), stiff linen-like pictorial wraps, [16]p. including covers, light paint on pig's head on last page else VG. This striking version is illustrated in a broad style by TERRY AND MARY SMITH with bold colors... More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS retold by Vera Southgate. Loughborough (UK): Ladybird Books (1965). 8vo (4 5/8 x 7"), pictorial boards, As new condition. Each page of text faces a great full page color illustration by Robert Lumley. Pictorial endpapers as well. A title in the Well Loved Tales Series.More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS. Samuel Lowe of Canada, copyright James and Jonathan, no date, circa 1930. 4to (8 1/4 x 10"), pictorial wraps, slight rubbing, VG+. Every page has a nearly full page full color illustration by an unknown hand. The text is beneath each picture.More about THREE LITTLE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. THE THREE PIGS. NY: Pantheon (1983). 4to (8 x 10 5/8"), glazed pictorial boards, as new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition 1st printing (1-10 code). This is an up to date, modernized group of pigs portrayed with wonderful color illustrations on every page by Tony Ross.More about THREE PIGS

FAIRY TALES. TOLD BY THE SANDMAN: Stories for Bedtime by Abbie Phillips Walker. NY: Harper Bros, (1916). 12mo, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, Fine in frayed dw. A collection of more than 20 fairy tales for bedtime, illustrated by RHODA CHASE with in-text line drawings in the style of Anne Anderson.More about TOLD BY THE SANDMAN

FRYER,JANE EAYRE. THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK. Philadelphia: John C. Winston (1921). 4to (7 x 9 1/2"), blue cloth, pictorial paste-on, 328p., Fine. Mary Frances is taken to Story Island by a talking dolphin. While there she meets fairies, magicians and other fantasy people. Each of the 5 days she... More about MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK

HEARN,LAFCADIO. JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES rendered into English by Hearn. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, no date, circa 1915. There are 5 volumes of Japanese fairy tales, each 5 1/2 x 7 3/4", bound with silk ties and printed on crepe paper. They are housed in the publisher's folding cloth case... More about JAPANESE FAIRY TALES

HEARN,LAFCADIO. JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES rendered into English by Hearn. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, no date, circa 1915. There are 5 volumes of Japanese fairy tales, each 5 1/2 x 7 3/4", bound with silk ties and printed on crepe paper. They are housed in the publisher's folding cloth case... More about JAPANESE FAIRY TALES

(HOGROGIAN,NONNY)illus. THE RENOWNED HISTORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. NY:Crowell (1967). Sq. 12mo, cloth, Fine in dw. First edition thus with verse taken from 19th century versions. Illustrated by Hogrogian with many wonderful full page color illustrations.More about LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

JAPANESE INTEREST. JAPANESE FAIRY TALE: THE WOODEN BOWL translated into English by Kate James. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, no date. 8vo (5 3/8 x 7"), crepe paper bound with silk ties, except for toning on first page, a near Fine copy. The story line follows the life of a beautiful child... More about JAPANESE FAIRY TALES: THE WOODEN BOWL

(JOB)illus. THE STORY OF NAUGHTY KILDEEN by Marie, Queen of Roumania. NY: Harcourt Brace and Co, no date, ca 1922. Folio (10 1/2 x 13"), 95p. pictorial boards, some cover spotting else VG-fine. Printed in France on heavy paper, there are magnificent HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS by JOB on almost every page.More about STORY OF NAUGHTY KILDEEN

LANG,ANDREW. THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE. Bristol & Lond: Arrowsmith & Simpkin, Marshall, no date circa 1880. 4to, green cloth, slight cover soil else VG+. 1st edition. Dedicated to Jeanie Lang in Australia (the dedication ends "are there Fairies as well as Bunyips in Australia?"). A fairy story set in Scotland... More about GOLD OF FAIRNILEE

LANG,ANDREW. HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES based on the tales in the Blue Fairy Book. London: Longmans Green 1890. 8vo (4 3/4 x 7"), blue cloth stamped in silver, all edges silver, near Fine. Contains the title story plus Ali Baba, Aladdin, Master Maid, Trusty John and the Goose... More about HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES

LANG,ANDREW. PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE PRIGIO'S SON. Bristol: Arrowsmith, no date, [1893]. 4to, 3/4 vellum and brown cloth, 204p., vellum slightly age toned else fine. 1st edition. LARGE PAPER PRESENTATION COPY (so stamped). This original fairy tale by Lang is a sequel to Prince... More about PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURHTER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE

LANG,ANDREW. THE RED FAIRY BOOK. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. no date, circa 1920. 4to, red gilt cloth, 274p., Fine IN ORIGINAL BOX! Illustrated by H.J. FORD and Lancelot Speed with chromolithographed frontis and many black and whites. This is an uncommon edition of this classic, rare in the box.More about RED FAIRY BOOK

(LAWSON,ROBERT)illus. JUST FOR FUN. Chicago: Rand McNally (1940 "A"). 4to, (8 x 10 1/4"), pictorial cloth, 64p., Fine in dust wrapper (dw frayed at spine ends and some other small edge chipping but overall bright and VG+). 1st edition of this rare Lawson title. Stories and verses about dragons, princes... More about JUST FOR FUN

(MARSHALL,JAMES)illus. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS. NY:Dial (1988, 2nd printing with "1" dropped). 4to, glazed pict. bds., Fine in dw. The classic tale is retold for young children by Marshall and is SIGNED BY MARSHALL WITH A SMALL SKETCH! Wonderful color illustrations by Marshall in his distinctive style. Caldecott Honor..... More about GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

McLOUGHLIN PUB. PATTY AND HER PITCHER. NY: McLoughlin Bros. inscribed 1884. Small 4to,16p., pict. wraps, near fine. One of CROWQUILL'S FAIRY TALES, this is the tale of a good little girl who is rewarded by a fairy that guarantees that Patty's water pitcher will always be full of milk or... More about PATTY AND HER PITCHER

McLOUGHLIN PUB. STORY OF THREE LITTLE PIGS. NY: McLoughin Bros., 1904. 4to (8 1/4 x 10 3/4"), pictorial wraps, 1 old margin mend and name on lower cover else VG. Containing the Three Little Pigs and the Five Little Pigs (This Little Piggie Went To Market). Illustrated with 4 fine... More about STORY OF THREE LITTLE PIGS

McLOUGHLIN PUB. STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. NY: McLoughlin Bros., 1892. 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/2"), pictorial wraps, 2 tiny edge mends, spine slightly rough else VG+. Die-cut on the top edge in the shape of a pig's head. Illustrated with 6 fine full page, full color chromolithographs... More about STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

MORLEY,CAROL. A SPIDER AND A PIG. Boston: Little Brown (1993 1-10 code). 4to (8 3/4 x 10 3/4"), glazed pictorial boards, As new in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing. This is a fairy tale about how a spider and a pig work together to find Clarissa, the... More about SPIDER AND A PIG

(NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. THE CAT AND THE MOUSE: A BOOK OF PERSIAN FAIRY TALES by Hartwell James. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus (1906). 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", pictorial cloth, 94p., Fine. A scarce little book of Persian folk and fairy tales, illustrated by Neill with 40 2-color illustrations and in line. This... More about CAT AND THE MOUSE:A BOOK OF PERSIAN FAIRY TALES

(NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. THE ENCHANTED CASTLE: A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES FROM FLOWERLAND edited with an intro. by Hartwell James. Philadelphia: Altemus (1906). 5 x 7", pictorial cloth, 123p. + [2]p. ads, Fine. Fairy tales with a flower theme are illustrated with 40 lovely full and partial page illustrations in red... More about ENCHANTED CASTLE:A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES FROM FLOWERLAND

(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON. [London] Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1914]. Large 4to, (9 x 11 1/2"), blue cloth with extensive gilt decoration - a Very Fine copy with gilt bright. 1st edition of Nielsen's most desired book, illustrated with pictorial endpapers and featuring... More about EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON

(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1913]. Folio (10 1/2 x 12 1/2"), full green vellum with extensive gilt decoration, top edge gilt, 164p., a few marks on the vellum as is common in this edition, new ties, endpaper... More about IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE

(PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. ORIGINAL ART: PETER RABBIT. This is a highly finished preliminary watercolor by Fern Bisel Peat used on page 5 of Peter Rabbit originally published in 1931 by Harter. It is on artist's board measuring 10 3/4 inches in height by 7 3/4 inches in width, near Fine condition... More about ORIGINAL ART: PETER RABBIT

(PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. PICTURE STORY BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1933. Folio, pictorial wraps, 2 minor margin mends, near Fine. A beautiful SHAPE BOOK with the Three Bears on the cover. Inside there are short versions of 9 classic fairy tales including Puss In Boots, Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, Three Pigs etc.... More about PICTURE STORY BOOK